Bullock drivers steer course for Gold Coast

History will come to life on the Gold Coast hinterland this weekend as more than 100 bullock drivers from around Australia and New Zealand meet in the Numinbah Valley.

Phillip Thompson, who has been driving bullock teams for more than 30 years, says the men and women are members of the Australian Bullock Drivers League and they range in age from 14 to 86.

"We'll have the bullocks working, doing a few displays loading logs onto the wagon and spinning a few logs around and people just having a look at the bullocks," he said.

"During the week we will go and have a look at other bullock teams over the border and sit round and reminisce and there'll be a few yarns."

Mr Thompson says it is a profession with particular demands that attracts men and women of all ages.

"You're just talking to them, steering them and talking to them by voice - that's why you have to have more faith than any religious order because they have to do what you say otherwise you are going to end up in strife," he said.

"There are always potential hazards with feet and horns and getting crushed but that's par for the course."